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Psalms 89:28
I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My covenant with him will stand fast.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks to the Davidic king immediately after designating him as firstborn and highest of earthly rulers, and just before promising his dynasty will endure.
The words — לְעוֹלָם (le-'olam) translates literally as "for ever," and נֶאֱמֶנֶת (ne'emenet) means "[will be] reliable," directly modifying the preceding noun for covenant rather than the act of preservation.
The thread — The enduring covenant theme reappears in Isaiah 55:3, where God promises an everlasting covenant and His loving devotion to David, and in Isaiah 54:10, where God guarantees His covenant of peace will not be shaken. Jeremiah 33:20 also frames divine covenants as unbreakable.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge that the king’s authority rests on a fixed divine promise, not on human stability or political circumstance.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 55:3 Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David.
- Isaiah 54:10 Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you.
- Jeremiah 33:20 “This is what the LORD says: If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that day and night cease to occupy their appointed time,
- Acts 13:32 And now we proclaim to you the good news: What God promised our fathers
- 2 Samuel 7:15 But My loving devotion will never be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.
- 2 Samuel 23:5 Is not my house right with God? For He has established with me an everlasting covenant, ordered and secured in every part. Will He not bring about my full salvation and my every desire?
- Psalms 89:33 But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness.
- Psalms 111:5 He provides food for those who fear Him; He remembers His covenant forever.
- Psalms 111:9 He has sent redemption to His people; He has ordained His covenant forever; holy and awesome is His name.